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‘New South Weekends’ enters 5th year, sheds old traditions

by Lacretia Wimbley Editor in Chief

In downtown Starkville, Mississippi, a fresh branding of the city was created seeking to shed the “old south” tradition, and create a new view of the college city’s atmosphere.

Five years ago, the Convention of Visitors Bureau under the Greater Starkville Development Partnership completed social research within the city seeking to dissolve the infamous “StarkVegas” title, and instead introduce a new brand for the city as “Historic Starkville, Mississippi’s College Town.”

As part of this initiative, “New South Weekends” was born, dedicating seven of Mississippi State University’s home football game weekends to community events, concerts and weekend-long shopping.

This year’s New South Weekends set of events is set to begin Sept. 10 with a concert presented by MSU’s College of Education titled, “Mac McAnally in Concert.”

Jennifer Gregory, CEO of Starkville’s Greater Development Partnership, said the new tradition seeks to have a two-fold impact on the community.

“One impact is to create economic impact from visitors, so people who are here for the home football games will stay longer in Starkville and come up earlier too. We will have shopping, dining and all of that,” Gregory said. “The second goal is to kind of shape the perception of Starkville. Starkville has sort of suffered in the past at certain times from a negative perception. We are trying to shift that to show people Starkville is a wonderful city with tons of things to do, by showcasing the best of Starkville during these first home football game weekends.”

Most of New South Weekends’ events are free and all are open to the families, visitors, students, staff and faculty of Starkville.

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by Van Cotton Staff Writer

Student support services’ ACCESS program is seeking peer mentors for intellectually challenged MSU students.

ACCESS is a transitional post-secondary educational program within Student Support Services for non-traditional college students

with intellectual disabilities.

According to the program’s website, “the program assist students with the full college experience, such as, extracurricular activities, clubs and other aspects of campus life.”

Elizabeth Williams, coordinator of the Access program, said the students in the program are not admitted the same way as everyone else and have to pay more to be in the program.

“Our students are very

much a part of the university; they may not meet the requirements of other students, but they flourish while being here,” Williams said.

“Our students live in the residence halls, join clubs and organizations, and also have internships, they are very much an MSU Bulldog.”

The program provides individual support and services for the academic and social involvement of students with intellectual disabilities in academics.

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Starkville gains new restaurant:

Flavors, Cuisine of India

A Peak at the Menu: -Samosa (Indian pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas) -Dal Soup (Lentil soup) -Chick Pea Salad -Chicken Curry (Prepared in traditional Indian Curry Sauce) -Lamb Roganjosh (Lamb Curry from Kashmir)

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Cuisine of India:

A new restaurant called ʻFlavors, Cuisine of Indiaʼ is now open in Starkville, Mississippi. Paritosh Muley (left), Bhupinder Singh (left), Gourav Sharma (right) and Nikhil Lokhande (left) engage in conversation while awaiting their orders.

by Pranaav Jadhav News Writer

Indian restaurant, Flavors, Cuisine of India, has quietly stepped onto the scene of Starkville, Mississippi. The restaurant is open to all customers with a dominant Punjabi menu.

Some of the dishes include “tandoori chicken,” “butter chicken,” “lamb curry,” “biryani,” “naan” and “lassi” among others.

Flavors is located on Martin Luther King Drive in Starkville.

Ankisetty Madhusudan, owner of the restaurant, said he has two other restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi and Memphis, Tenseness.

He says he is aware of the necessities required to run a restaurant in a college town.

“We use high quality spices and only cook food when it is ordered. There is no pre-cooking at our restaurant. You can call it our specialty,” Madhusudan said.

Flavors Cuisine of India gives customers the options of gluten free, vegan, low calorie meals. The bread

-Shrimp Vindaloo (Shrimp in tangy sauce with potatoes)

(naan) is handmade after an order is taken.

Madhusudan said spicy does not mean hot and we are very happy to alter spices according to the taste of they customers.

“Customers can order very mild, mild, medium, spicy and very spicy.

There’s a misconception that Indian food means extremely hot.”

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by Jennifer Flinn News Writer

Justin Le’Tre Whitsett, who was a senior majoring in political science at Mississippi State University, died on Aug. 28 of natural causes in his apartment

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The Meridian, Mississippi native was an active member of the Mississippi Model Security Council (MMSC), a program geared toward introducing high school students to issues such

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The faculty advisor for MMSC, Brian Shoup, said Whitsett has participated in the program for the past three years and begun to play an active role displaying leadership

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Shoup said the MMSC team that worked with Whitsett is very upset to have lost such a valuable person and member.

“Justin was indeed a wonderful young man.

More than anything, though, he was just such a great person. I don’t think he had an enemy in the world,” Shoup said. “He was a

special person.”

Funeral services for Whitsett will be held Saturday Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. at Prince of Peace Christian Fellowship Church in Meridian, Mississippi. The burial will take place in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Inc. with E. E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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On the Issues

Carson carries promise with interest in social issues Hunter Swanzy is a senior majoring in biochemistry pre-law. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

As it stands, 17 Republican candidates are currently vying for the party’s nomination for President of the United States. With a field this large, it can sometimes be difficult for the average voter to keep track of each candidate’s platform and qualifications.

Because of this, I will be writing a series of articles focusing

on each candidate’s political stances and life stories over the course of the next several weeks. Last week, I wrote about Senator Marco Rubio. This week, I will be discussing retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

Arguably the greatest strength of Carson’s campaign is found in his powerful life story. Carson was raised by his single mother, Sonya, who instilled upon him a deep sense of personal responsibility and hard work. His mother, who was a third-grade dropout, was determined for her sons, Ben and Curtis, to have a brighter future than she was afforded. This persistence paid off for Ben when he was granted acceptance to Yale University to pursue a degree in Psychology.

Ultimately, Carson would graduate from the

University of Michigan’s School of Medicine, and become the director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins hospital. His greatest medical achievement to date is being the first physician to separate

criticizing the Affordable Care Act with President Obama in attendance. A month later, he announced his retirement from the field of medicine, and would soon be hired by Fox News as a political contributor.

“In terms of social issues, Carson has perhaps gained the most national recongnition for his views on civil rights and health care.” twins who were conjoined at the head. Both twins survived, and Carson gained international recognition for his medical prowess.

As a guest speaker at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast, Carson became a leading Republican voice by

After releasing two books, the first of which was titled “America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great,” Carson solidified his presence on the national stage. Republicans have consistently praised Carson for his commitment

to conservative ideals and unflappable personality.

In May, Carson announced his official bid to become President of the United States. Carson’s supporters cite his lack of history in public office as his greatest strength. By not having direct affiliations with special interest groups and lobbyists, Carson does not fall victim to crony capitalism and can instead make decisions based on conscience.

Carson recently participated in the Fox News Republican Debate along with his fellow candidates who were, at the time, ranked in the top 10 in the national polls. Carson, who arguably delivered the most powerful closing remarks of all the candidates, saw a sharp rise in the poll. Along with Senators Marco Rubio

and Ted Cruz, he saw a significant increase in his presidential stock.

In terms of social issues, Carson has perhaps gained most national recognition for his views on civil rights and health care.

As an African American, Carson is uniquely positioned to tackle civil rights issues. Growing up as a minority in inner city Detroit, Carson has a perspective that is unlike any other Presidential hopeful, Republican or Democrat.

Likewise, as a retired physician, he has a perspective on health care that is also unlike any of the other contenders from either party. In this growing field of Republican candidates, Carson is formulating his niche as a thoughtful and uniquely experienced contender.

Is Texting

Ruining Communication?

What in the World is Going On?

Texting should not be used as main communication Never in recorded human history has it been easier to communicate. A message can be sent from across the globe and received in seconds. Take a moment and think how amazing that is!

It is easy to take for granted all the technological advances we have made in the last 20 years. With that being said, it has also never been harder to communicate and have meaningful conversations in person.

A new form of communication has emerged in the form of texting, which became abundantly popular and convenient with the rise in popularity of cellphones and smart devices. I am here

to declare, just because it is convenient does not mean it is good--similarly to cooking a steak in the microwave.

Texting is slowly breaking down the ability to communicate accurately and easily with other human beings.

One significant problem with using texting as a primary form of communication is it cannot always properly express emotions and meaning. I have witnessed many situations where a text was simply not enough. For example, texting “K” in response to “Are you hungry?” is not only ambiguous, but irritating.

Depending on the circumstances, an “I’m busy, not

now” text can be interpret- from a text message. There ed and taken many different is a physical and psychologways. To combat this prob- ical barrier in place when lem of emotionless words communicating through ,there are emojis—colorful typed out words and there faces and animations meant is something intimate and to express powerfeelings ful about and moods. “A smiley face or mad face-toA smiley face interface or face is not always a actions. mad face is precise expression of Emotions, not always mana precise how one may feel..” nerisms, expression expresof how one sions and may feel. the sound Texting can also have det- of a voice cannot be replaced rimental impacts on rela- or duplicated by letters on a tionships. I firmly believe screen. you cannot know a person Because many people like or their personality just to text, I often find it difficult

to hold a genuine conversation. Conversations can range from awkward to speechless. I have seen people text while sitting right next to each other.

To me, that makes no sense and is an obvious sign that people are finding it harder to communicate in person.

Texting offers comfortability and safety. Words can be said without immediate consequence or action.

Communication is a vital part of life. Words and how they are expressed share equal importance. Being able to communicate and understand another person is an invaluable asset that is becoming scarce with more

Elliott Terrell is a senior majoring in communications and broadcasting.

He can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

reliance on texting and other impersonal forms of technology. I implore everyone to engage friends, strangers, family and significant others in more vocal conversations.

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by Eshan H. Newaz Staff Writer

From 2000 to 2013, there have been 160 active shooter incidents in the United States with a death toll of 486 and a casualty toll of 557. Keeping these numbers in mind, is it really a surprise the entire campus at Mississippi State University went berserk last week at the alert of an “active shooter” who turned out to not even have a gun?

Statistically, it is less likely to be killed in an active shooting incident than by homicide. The threat of an active shooting is arguably the most frightening situation, especially on a college campus. This is because we have been taught that avoiding certain parts of cities can prevent being a victim of a crime, but a maniac active shooter is seemingly out of our control, thus, a terror to our senses.

Whether these shooting

incidents are caused by attention from the media, gun control laws or the rise of mental health problems in the U.S. is not the topic of discussion for this article. The topic is, there may be something every individual can do to prevent a possible active shooting in the future. It seems there is a common personality pattern in potential shooters, so maybe there is a way to dismantle the irrational bitterness toward the world and welcome them to the happy, healthy and prosperous life style we all deserve.

It is difficult to empirically prove how having a good support system of friends and family have a positive impact on individuals who may have homicidal tendencies and are struggling to adapt to their communities.

A few of the major characteristics of an active shooter is he/she is a loner at school or work and often labeled as “creepy” or “weird” and deem themselves as outcasts

in society. This causes issues with socializing for these people because often times other people do not necessarily want to associate with said person, therefore alienating them further.

As a result of rejection, an individual may lose sense of self-worth and control over his or her life. Often times, this causes subjects to seek power by channeling their will force toward self-destruction and the destruction of others. This is the human body’s natural fight-or–flight response.

Hence, he or she turns to violence for power; instead of addressing the real issues in his or her life that make them feel weak.

Depression and anger are common symptoms of a lonely brain. As the saying goes, “No man is an island.”

Everyone needs family, friends or just a good support system to help channel that positive energy back into said person’s life. Just as it is the duty of the person

who always feels like an outsider to make themselves known, it is also the duty of every individual privileged to have a normal circle of friends to reach out in love and consideration for another person.

Small acts of kindness go a long way. Just start by asking your fellow classmates about their day or invite them to lunch. And always remember to empathize with others no matter the situation. And if you do happen to click with a random stranger that experiences depression, loneliness and suicidal thoughts, he or she may possibly feel the need to open up about their past experiences in their lives that caused them to feel that way. In return, you can offer love, guidance and support to help them deal with said issues. In all, be kind and attentive to your fellow classmates because sometimes a positive message or thought is all it takes to bring someone out of a rut.

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MSU CAAD Faculty Art Exhibition opens in VAC

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MSUʼs Visual Arts Center Gallery, located at 808 University Drive, held a reception for the opening of its newest gallery. The College of Architecture, Art and Design opened its Faculty Art Exhibition Thursday and displays work from 19 different artists. There are samples of painting, sculpture, photography, furniture design, graphic design, fiber art and printmaking. The show is on display to the public until Oct. 24.

by ShaCamree Gowdy Staff Writer

The Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) opened a new exhibit yesterday at the Visual Arts Center Gallery.

The gallery is located at 808 University Drive, directly off campus.

The exhibit consists of works from 19 different artists.

Lori Neuenfeldt, art history instructor and coordinator for the gallery, said she was excited for the grand opening of the exhibit. She said she enjoys seeing so much hard work on display for others and herself to enjoy as well.

“The CAAD Faculty exhibition in particular is always a favorite of mine (and students) because faculty is showing their latest and most recent work,” Neuenfeldt said. “It’s really a treat to know each and every one of the artists in the exhibit personally and to hear them talk about their work.”

Neuenfeldt said there is a wide array of pieces that will resonate with a large group of viewers.

“The faculty show has so many different types of art and styles, that anyone who comes to see it, will find a piece they love,” she said.

“I really enjoy hearing visitors talk about their favorite pieces or asking questions about the artist or their work.”

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the show means to them and what it may mean to

“ The exhibit shows how faculty here at MSU thinks about the world around us, from universal concepts to the microscopic — in a visual way. The show signifies what’s possible and the different paths we use to get there.”

-Lori Neuenfeldt, C A AD coordinator look at and enjoy, but for them to think about what

someone else. She said it is special because it signifies

what people tend to go through before they reach their comfort zone.

“The exhibit shows how faculty here at MSU thinks about the world around us, from universal concepts to the microscopic — in a visual way. The show signifies what’s possible and the different paths we use to get there,” she said.

Neuenfeldt said the exhibit portrays the talents of the CAAD faculty in a creative manner.

“The CAAD faculty are exploring and researching but using art as their tool.

It’s exciting that the exhibit will show the university and the community what I know, which is how amazing the CAAD faculty really is,” she said.

Raven Carpenter, junior

fashion design and merchandising major, said she is planning to attend the show for personal reasons.

“I am attending the exhibit because I feel like it could really help me. As a Fashion major, I also have to take art related courses, which I always seem to enjoy,” she said. “I’m not sure when I will go to the show, but I’m excited to see what everyone has done to make it great.”

The show will be on display to the public until Oct. 24. Guests are free to attend from 1-5 p.m. on Monday through Friday, or on Saturday from 1-4 p.m.

The gallery is also open by appointment.

For more information contact Lori Nuenfeldt at 662-325-2970.

‘We Are Your Friends’ releases with Pinocchio set to mixed reviews: A feel-good drama take McComas

by Mary Rumore Staff Writer

The feel-good drama “We Are Your Friends” which stars Zac Efron, Wes Bentley and Emily Ratajkowski, premiered in theaters Friday, Aug. 28.

“We Are Your Friends” is directed and co-written

by Max Joseph, who is best known for his role in the TV show, “Catfish.” The movie is rated R for language, drug use, sexual content and nudity.

The movie tells the story of 23-year-old Cole Carter (Efron), an aspiring DJ living in the San Fernando Valley and his drug-dealing friends.

After meeting famous DJ James Reed (Bentley), Cole seems to finally be on the path to success. However, a romantic relationship with James’s assistant and girlfriend Sophie (Ratajkowski) complicates his successful future as a DJ. USA Today said “We Are Your Friends” spins a thin story and places a spotlight on EDM (electronic dance music) culture.

“It mainly amounts to a 96-minute, stylized-withinan-inch-of-its-life music video with slow-motion close-ups on gyrating body parts, a PSA about the

dangers of drugs and booze, pity sex in cars, a rather informative lesson in how to be a DJ and Efron showering a bunch,” USA Today said.

Besides Cole’s quest to be a famous DJ, the movie also

morality of a job he is doing for extra cash. They all just want to have their part of the American Dream.

ABC News said the movie has realistic characters that keep the movie from

“On the surface, the world of EDM may seem to most people to be about listening to annoyingly repetitive music while doing drugs and dancing all night. And while there’s fair amount in ‘We Are Your Friends,’ the film goes to great lengths not to glamorize it — in fact, it hits you over the head with the dire consequences of reckless behavior.”

-ABC News tells a coming-of-age story many millennials can relate to. Cole and his friends, as well as Sophie, deal with the struggles of being independent financially, trying to get out of their hometown, following their dreams and dealing with the tragic loss of a loved one.

Cole also struggles with the

being too cliché. “’We Are Your Friends’ allows the characters to be real people, and not as shallow as we may expect,” ABC News said.

Many people see EDM culture as full of repetitive music, dancing, sex and heavy drug use. All of these things can be seen in “We Are Your

Friends,” but ABC News says the movie tries very hard not to glamorize it.

“On the surface, the world of EDM may seem to most people to be about listening to annoyingly repetitive music while doing drugs and dancing all night. And while there’s a fair amount of that in ‘We Are Your Friends,’ the film goes to great lengths not to glamorize it -- in fact, it hits you over the head with the dire consequences of reckless behavior,” ABC News said.

The movie also shows that EDM, or any music, needs to have soul to be successful, an important lesson James teaches Cole throughout the movie. Cole uses real sounds that are important to him to create the track that contributes to his success as a DJ. The Atlantic said, according to “We Are Your Friends,” some sounds have more soul than others.

“A real human’s handclap, an acoustic piano note, percussion created by a stick hitting a drum—all noises supposedly preferable to the ones making up the tracks that Cole uses to amp up Silver Lake clubs on Thursday nights,” The Atlantic said.

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by Kaitlin O’Dougherty Staff Writer

“Pinocchio” will take the stage at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the McComas MainStage theatre.

According to Tim Matheny, the play’s director, “The True Adventures of Pinocchio” is set in 1943 Italy at the height of the war. A small group of actors are trying to make their way across the border. They end up in an old puppet theatre and meet an eccentric old man. “‘The True Adventures of Pinocchio’ is a classic tale of learning right from wrong and the importance of helping others,” Matheny said.

Matheny said Pinocchio’s story comes alive as the old man tells it. In the words of the old man, “the story is not only true but real.”

Matheny said the play will run about one hour

and be performed in an older style. Live sound effects and theatrical scenic conventions will be used throughout the play.

“Many of these devices such as a wind machine, thunder sheet and sea drum are not common in theatre performance today but are great fun to see in action,” Matheny said.

The play is presented

by Theatre MSU and the Department of Communication.

This year, the theatre has had its largest number of ticket reservations in its history.

The tickets are five dollars for children 10 and under, and $10 for adults.

The play will be performed for local schools earlier in the week.

“The play is great fun for all ages. It is of course a great event to bring the little ones but it will prove to be a fun time for all,” Matheny said. “Whether you are four or 64 you can enjoy this light hearted adventure.”

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Bulldogs ‘lack of experience’ can be deceiving Staff Writer

Whenever a sports fan turns on ESPN or the SEC network, all they will hear is how this year’s team will lag behind the rest of the SEC. Mississippi State University was picked last in the SEC West at SEC Media days this preseason. They weren’t even ranked in the top 25 this year.

Why are national experts saying this and are they right?

Well, what most experts point to is MSU only returns seven total starters. While on the surface this is true, upon looking a little deeper at the numbers this may not be as simple as it appears.

According to Nicholas Ian Allen of AthlonSports. com, MSU returns only three on defense and four on offense that were fulltime starters last season.

That, Allen said, makes the Bulldogs the most inexperienced team in the league.

For example, while Chris Jones was technically not a starter last year, it is easily arguable he was the second best defensive lineman, behind Preston Smith.

He is a pre-season AllAmerican, fi nished tied for third in sacks among MSU’s defensive linemen last year.

Junior Linebacker Richie Brown was a backup last season but due to how often the defense rotated, he

said about the loss of Josh Robinson was said heading into the 2010 season after State lost Anthony Dixon. Just as others before him had done in years past, Vick Ballard stepped in and broke the single season rushing touchdown record. Heading into 2012, it was asked how MSU would replace Ballard.

In stepped LaDarius Perkins who, like Ballard before him, carried on the tradition of great running backs at MSU. Perkins would go on to total 1,061 rushing yards in 2012 Also, the Bulldogs return six of their top eight pass catchers including leading receiver De’Runnya Wilson and Fred Ross. Ross fi nished second in receiving yards last season but, like standout cornerback Redmond, is not considered a returning starter.

To address the offensive line you can look into the past once again.

Heading into last season many questioned MSU’s offensive line, one that had lost All-SEC guard Gabe Jackson. Against all odds and with this “sub-par” offensive line MSU had one of the most prolific offenses in SEC history.

Last season the Bulldog offense ranked fourth in yards per game in SEC history. While it would be far-fetched to say MSU will rise to number one in the country again, to say

Xʼs and Oʼs: Mississippi State Football Depth Chart Offense Defense Dak Prescott Ashton Shumpert Gus Walley Justin Senior Devon Desper Jamaal Clayborn Justin Malone Rufus Warren Fred Ross Fred Brown DeʼRunnya Wilson

DE 48 Ryan Brown DT 98 Chris Jones DT 94 Nelson Adams DE 47 A.J. Jefferson LB 14 Zach Jackson LB 39 Richie Brown LB 42 Beniquez Brown CB 2 Will Redmond FS 11 Kivon Coman SS 26 Kendrick Market CB 23 Taveze Calhoun

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Are you ready? they will fi nish last in the SEC West and get blown out by Alabama and LSU is laughable. MSU will compete for the SEC West again. They may not win ten games, but to say they will be lucky to win six is dishonest.

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fi nished sixth on the team in tackles.

Will Redmond is another example. He has been rated as the best Senior Cornerback in the country by draft expert Mel Kipper and fi nished fifth on the team in tackles and had the most interceptions on the team last year, but is not considered a returning starter.

Overall on defense, MSU returns five of their top seven tacklers—Beniquez Brown, Taveze Calhoun, Redmond, Richie Brown, Kendrick Market.

Other speculations state Dak will have to do it all himself, and MSU lost too much on offense to re-produce the same offensive numbers as last season.

ESPN’s Sam Khan Jr. wrote that Heisman candidate Dak Prescott cannot do it on his own.

He also said Prescott, faced with the loss of running back Josh Robinson and three starters on the offensive line, will be tested and fail.

The loss of Josh Robinson is a reality many experts are highlighting.

However, many fail to look at the history of the running back position since Coach Dan Mullen has been in charge.

Out of the six seasons Mullen has coached at MSU, only once did he not have a 1000-yard rusher at the running back position and that season--2013—he had two running backs go for 490 plus yards on the ground.

The same thing being